On the afternoon of March 11, 2022, 60-year-old Donnell Henderson was found with gunshot wounds on the 3800 block of Alabama Avenue Southeast in the Fairfax Village area of Washington, D.C. Officers from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Sixth District and D.C. Fire and Emergency Medical Services responded; Henderson was pronounced dead at the scene and his body was taken to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. The shooting occurred at an Exxon gas station, a public location that left the incident highly visible to bystanders.

Homicide detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department opened an investigation and continue to seek information. No arrests have been announced. The department is offering up to a $25,000 reward for tips that lead to an arrest and conviction and has provided a phone line and anonymous text tip option for anyone with information. If anyone witnessed the shooting or has knowledge that could help identify those responsible, please come forward with what was seen or heard.